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Nutrition in the Media. Suzanne Laurie and Dyan Wilson. What is Mass Media?. “Any form of communication that reaches a large audience, is independent and devoid of person to person contact”. Annual Sales of National Newspapers UK. Internet Usage by Economic Group (UK).
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Nutrition in the Media Suzanne Laurie and Dyan Wilson
What is Mass Media? “Any form of communication that reaches a large audience, is independent and devoid of person to person contact”
Mass Health Communication does not elicit Behavioural Change because: • Information is Conflicting and confusing • People often rely on health systems rather than themselves to maintain wellbeing • Health benefits are not high on the priority list for most consumers • Health communication favours generic messages
‘'It's hard to know which foods are healthy as the experts say one thing one minute and another the next'